The Magnus Archives - Season 3 Finale Animatic

I really loved the season 3 finale, and i wanted to do a little tribute to it.
Music is Make out by Julia Nunes,
Programs used were procreate, photoshop, and premiere

[christwise]

This whole animation is astonishing but the part that really gets me is the shot of Martin in the cab. It's such a nice touch to add that in. Thank you for this.

[bleakbirds]

OH MAN i had to keep pausing to look at all the details.. the anglerfish cameo, nikola’s design, the representation of the unknowing... *chef’s kiss*

[Maplestarknight]

I love how you drew Daisy as just like, Mother Fucker Unlimited, I haven't really seen her drawn so beefy.

[omgfiredragon]

The anglerfish's design is absolutely not how I imagined it and 2000% more This is amazing!!!

[Nkjin]

This is soooo beautiful I feel like a proud parent at their kid's first baseball match

[lydiahoward]

Two specific little details that I love are: How John pulls in his arms in slightly before it all explodes & the watery gloss on Martin's eyes as he collapses. I just keep coming back to this little animation and goodness do I love it.

[SniperkingSogeking]

God I love Tim and Jon's wild messes of hair! Also such a soft looking Martin! That is a great Nikola and Elias as well!

[creamsimulator]

oh i love the moment with tim experiencing the delusions so much, it's sooo creatively done this is the best vid

[glowingdoodles]

Oh my godd, I'm so amazed with this I don't even know where to START. Ok.
1) the animation quality: stunning. Absolutely amazing
2) the colors: LOVE the green with Elias's bit, it's so cool
3) music choice: just the right amount of bittersweet and upbeat for an animation of this type
4) character designs: ahdkajdkaf I lov Martin
Anyways, that's all I have for now, good work!

[clintlaroux]

like jesus christ every part of it. the character design, the type of horror, the realities of healing from a burn

[riosambrook]

I actually ended up using this video as inspiration for a uni project I did back in June! I had to create a concept for an immersive theatrical performance experience, so I designed a Stranger Ritual, using this video in my presentation as a reference for the vibe I was aiming for.

[zerrinkocakahya]

i don't know what to talk about. the way elias approaches martin like it was some disney channel cartoon, giving the bad vibe immediately, the team, the stage, how tim is ready to harm jon, nikola!!! the music, that hospital scene...Such a good work

[joannemagat]

IVE WATCHED THIS SO MANY TIMES NOW and I keep noticing detail like at 0:13, whos that? (a wax scultpure right, rIGHT?). I forget that Jon was in the middle of a literal explosion, of COURSE he'd be that mangled up. I can only imagine how creeped out the nurses are about how this man is still alive. No pulse, no nothing, he looks like THAT but he's still alive?! And poor Martin. Imma go back and listen to this episode with this video in mind ahhhh its so good

[fayz]

Characters designs: amazing, you nailed them. Special mention to the anglerfish, it made me go: what IS that, which I think is the desired effect when drawing it.
Animation: beautiful, stunning. The Unknowing is such a difficult concept to do visually, but you did it wonderfully. The confusion and uncanny Valley with the photos, but it's still clear (to us) what's going on.
The colours: THEM COLOURS!! My goodness, the green in Elias's scene is so striking, and when it shift into Unknowing mode it looks so pretty in an unsettling way.
The Emotions (tm): I'm done, I'm dead is right, this animation killed me. This is hard to put it words, but you pulled back those emotions from the finale but also added some more. Again, can't really explain it other than: well done.

I think that was everything I wanted to say. Beautiful animation, instant subscriber

[vaguelydeltarunethemedsocks]

LOVE how you visually represented the unknowing

[rorygiambalvo]

The transition for "one" was stunning, having real life backgrounds instead of animated ones was wonderfully jarring. I've never seen a blonde Elias which also threw me off, and it's all so so good!!

[flamealana]

Love the pointedly empty bed next to Jon's at the end. The absence of Tim is palpable

[seaking]

Somehow this design for Nikola is somehow...spot on exactly how I imagine her. This is the best TMA animatic I have ever seen 🥺

[MusicMadSuperAwesome]

I love the Martin and Elias scenes in that episode and your interpretation of it is rad. And the Unknowing stuff is just fantastic!! Love this

[ModAmaryllis]

lost track of how many times I've watched it, it's my favorite piece of tma art out there man. it's just MIND blowing, every single detail is thoughtful and shows a huge amount of effort, it's so gorgeous to look at, the designs are distinct, the timing with the music is perfection (like Martin showing up in the hospital room door) IT'S JUST. there's too much here to compliment. you're amazing